# N8488H: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 3, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8488H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8488H

## Aircraft that carried N8488H

- [Cancelled 1981-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8488H-1981-02-03): Gulfstream American AA-5A, S/N AA5A-0818. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [American Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Savannah, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Savannah)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8488H-undated): Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, S/N 0399. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N8488H (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI86FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM03), Dec 20, 1985: Robinson R22A (N8488H), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8488H (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19851220063369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220063369A), Dec 20, 1985: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8488H), Grand Rapids, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Passenger walked into tail rotor during attempt to board aircraft with idling rotors. Passenger had been briefed.

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